Coronavirus: Lamu elders urge locals to swim in Indian Ocean daily to avert spread of disease

- The elders claimed the salty waters may help in fighting the virus from the body of a person who has contracted it just like it does to wounds

- They further noted swimming would supplement other safety measures such as hand washing and sanitising

- Their advice came barely days after a section of residents in the coastal region were duped into believing black tea could help cure COVID-19

As countries and scientists across the globe continue to burn the midnight oil in search of COVID-19 cure, elders in Lamu county have exuded mythical confidence that salty waters in Indian Ocean may help in arresting the virus.

The senior citizens urged locals to swim into the water body on a daily basis to prevent themselves from contracting the deadly virus.

The elders who hail from Lamu East also claimed the salty waters may help in fighting the virus from the body of a person who has contracted it just like it does to wounds.

"We used to treat various ailments like flu, common cold and other virus-related diseases using salty water and it has been really working. We, therefore, advise our people, particularly the aged across Lamu county and the Coast region to form a habit of swimming frequently in salty water from the Indian Ocean," one of the elders identified as Khaldun Vae told Daily Nation.